Chapter 20: Irene VS Mercphobia

Boom---

A thunderous roar reverberated through the sky, as a serpent-like dragon silhouette coiled within the sea of clouds.

With menacing horns on its head, the blue dragon head emerged from the sea of clouds, exuding an oppressive aura that overflowed from its blue pupils, while blue particles continuously surged from its body.

Water Dragon God—Mercphobia!

Roar!!!

The Water Dragon God roared, and suddenly fierce winds swept over Irene's head, accompanied by heavy rain pouring down. The strong airflow tousled the hair of Heine and Juliet, while strong gusts of wind continuously battered the ship with huge waves.

Heine murmured softly, "Looks like it's going to rain, hmm, a storm is brewing."

Mera glanced at Heine, "You're concerned about the weather now?"

Juliet raised her index finger and shook it, "What's there to worry about? We've faced stronger pressures before."

Even though Irene and the others weren't subjected to the same intimidation as when facing Aegon, they still felt a bit nervous in the presence of the Water Dragon God's pressure. However, they only felt tense for a moment facing the pressure from the Water Dragon God.

As waves surged towards the ship, a circular defensive shield automatically activated, blocking the towering waves outside. The falling seawater splashed against the defensive shield, enveloping the sky above in gloom.

However, Aegon remained unmoved, gazing calmly at the sky, meeting the gaze of the dragon in the sea of clouds.

The Water Dragon God slowly spoke, "If you leave now, I can pretend that nothing happened."

"Mera, let's create some distance first."

Irene ordered, then responded to the Water Dragon God's threat with action.

"Additional: Scorching."

Suddenly, a huge fireball appeared in mid-air, plummeting diagonally towards the Water Dragon God!

The nearly forty-meter-long Water Dragon God raised its upper body and opened its huge mouth, "Bang," spewing out a surging giant water column.

The water column directly dispersed the huge fireball and surged towards Irene!

Irene soared into the air, as if the sea surface beneath her had been hit by anti-aircraft artillery, stirring up ten-meter-high waves.

With her bright red figure flying low over the sea, rows of water columns were continuously stirred up wherever she passed.

Her bright red figure was dazzling on the sea, flying low over the waves caused by the Water Dragon God, then swiftly climbing upwards.

Flapping her wings, Irene hovered over the sea, her eyes showing a hint of seriousness, 'Stronger than I imagined...'

The Water Dragon God opened its mouth again, terrifying energy gathering within, waves of magical power surging around it, aiming at Irene hovering in mid-air.

A trace of fear flashed in Irene's eyes, then she raised her dragon head and forcefully inhaled...

"The Roar of the Wise Dragon!!!"

The azure water column and the orange fire column clashed in mid-air!

A thunderous roar echoed through the sky, waves surging around Mera's surroundings, mist filling the air, the two energies struggling against each other like wrestlers.

A trace of horror flashed in the Water Dragon God's eyes. He hadn't expected to encounter Irene, a Dragon Slayer, in addition to the Black Dragon.

With a bang---

The water column and the fire column exploded in the air!

Except for VIP spectators Aegon and Juliet, another god dragon was also watching the battle.

Selené took a sip of wine, furrowing her brow, "Did they have to fight without any discussion?"

She felt somewhat disappointed, "I wonder if it's because they have a grudge against Mercphobia or simply want to slay dragons..."

"If it's just for the sake of slaying dragons, it's a pity..."

Selené didn't want to face such opponents unnecessarily. If they really fought and left wounds, it would be irreversible damage.

It wasn't unheard of for dragons to die from injuries sustained in battles with other dragons.

She tapped her lips lightly, trying to recall, "I remember something like this happened before, let me think, was it a Thunder Dragon?"

As for the Fire Dragon Ignia, He had set off from the volcano in the north of Guiltina as soon as the battle began!

"Lava Explosion!"

Irene was surrounded by a layer of crimson magic, roaring towards the sky. The seabed cracked open, abruptly rising, and a dozen fire columns broke through the sea surface, surrounding the Water Dragon God.

Then... they exploded instantly!

A blast of heat swept over, evaporating the rainwater around before it could fall!

However, within the heat wave, a deafening roar resounded through the sky!

With a "pop," a blue water ball exploded, simultaneously extinguishing the flames around it. The enraged Water Dragon God roared angrily.

Irene flapped her wings to accelerate, initiating a close combat attack like a red comet,

"Wise Dragon's Claw!"

Irene's claw was blocked by the Water Dragon God's wings, but due to the Dragon Slayer's damage bonus, the latter's face showed a grimace. Nonetheless, he quickly swung his tail, smashing towards Irene with all his might.

Irene immediately deployed a red defensive barrier, but she underestimated the power of the Water Dragon God's tail swipe,

The dragon's tail directly shattered Irene's defensive barrier!

Irene's body plummeted rapidly, adjusting only when she was about to fall into the sea, flapping her wings to stabilize herself. She stared at the Water Dragon God with a solemn gaze.

"Let me handle this."

Irene suddenly turned her head, looking at Aegon hovering beside her.

"I thought you said you'd leave it to me?"

Aegon reached out and gently touched the scars left by the Water Dragon God's attack on Irene's side:

"Although I promised you, seeing you injured still hurts."

"I'm fine, it's just a minor injury."

Irene wasn't pretending to be strong. Although she was hit by the Water Dragon God, her defensive barrier had mitigated some of the force, so it wasn't a serious injury.

Irene and the Water Dragon God were evenly matched in strength, with perhaps the Water Dragon God slightly stronger. But Ermina was a port city, and this was the ocean, the Water Dragon God's home turf, where he had a natural advantage in terrain.

"You may not feel it, but I do. I don't want to see another scar on your body."

Although she wasn't in imminent danger, being cared for in this way made her nose slightly sore.

Since the death of the Wise Dragon Belserion four hundred years ago, this was the first time Irene had felt this way.

Irene's eyes shimmered, her voice filled with gratitude and excitement, "Alright, I'll listen to you..."

Aegon touched her cheek gently, smiling faintly, "Okay, let's go back to the ship. I'll take care of things from here."

"Okay."

At that moment, she was not the "Queen of Dragons" or the "Crimson Despair," just a simple woman.

She turned into a red light and returned to the ship, reverting to her human form.

Seeing Irene return to the ship, Mercphobia turned to Aegon with a somewhat complicated expression:

"Considering you didn't intervene earlier... I might consider not killing you."

Aegon's delayed response hinted that he noticed Mercphobia didn't harbor murderous intent.

Feeling somewhat choked by the sudden display of affection in the midst of battle, Mercphobia took a while before speaking again:

"Even now, I'm willing to uphold my earlier offer. If you leave, I'll pretend this never happened."

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